New Zealand Pride In Print Awards

20/12/2024

Merry Christmas from the Pride In Print team.
Have a wonderful holiday, and we look forward to receiving your entries in the new year.
Remember, Eary Bird entries close 31 January 2025, all other entries close 21 March 2025.

05/12/2024

The New Zealand Pride In Print Awards are made possible with the very generous support of industry sponsors.
One of those Sponsors is B&F a 100% Kiwi-owned company with a global reach.

06/11/2024

Online entries are now open for the 2025 New Zealand Pride In Print Awards
Enter before 31 January 2025 and enjoy a discounted Early Bird entry fee.
https://prideinprintawards.co.nz/online-registration/

13/10/2024

07/08/2024

Congratulations to our 2024 CATEGORY WINNERS

Publications – Newspapers – Stuff Limited, Wellington
1. PRINT FINISHING – The Armarie Room The Armarie Room
2. PROMOTIONAL PRINT – easy2C Solutions For Business Easy2C - Calendars and Promotional Products NZ
3. LABELS – MCC Albany MCC Label
4. SIGN & DESIGN PRINT – Admark Visual Imaging Admark Visual Imaging
5. FLEXIBLE PACKAGING – Sealed Air Hamilton (joint winner) Sealed Air Corporation
6. FLEXIBLE PACKAGING – Gravure Packaging Ltd (joint winner)
7. PAPER & BOARD PACKAGING – Blue Star Auckland Print & Packaging Constellation Blue Star New Zealand
8. PRINT INDUSTRY PROMOTION – The Armarie Room The Armarie Room
9. INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT & CREATIVITY – Sealed Air Hamilton Sealed Air Corporation
10. STRUCTURAL DESIGN PACKAGING – APC Innovate
11. PUBLICATIONS – NEWSPAPERS – Stuff Limited, Wellington
12. SPECIALTY PRODUCTS – Windmill Press Windmill Press
13. BUSINESS PRINT – Blue Star Wellington Blue Star New Zealand
** Business Awards – Sustainability - Gratpak Limited

02/08/2024

Congratulations to our 2024 Process Winners.

1.LETTERPRESS – The Armarie Room The Armarie Room
2. INKJET – Caxton Caxton - Design & Print Excellence
3. DIGITAL – Wakefields Digital Wakefields Digital
4. FLEXOGRAPHIC – Sealed Air Hamilton Sealed Air Corporation
5. SCREEN PRINT – The Print Room
6. OFFSET SHEETFED – Blue Star Wellington Blue Star New Zealand
7. OFFSET COLDSET – Allied Press
8. GRAVURE – Gravure Packaging

25/07/2024

Congratulations to the team at MCC Label Albany, taking home the coveted title of SUPREME AWARD WINNER 2024.

Their Red Mill Rum label was described by judges as a
“unique concept with significant technical challenges”

Well done guys - the first adhesive label to win SUPREME!!

24/07/2024

The Pride in Print Awards are made possible with the very generous support of industry sponsors.
Our Sponsor profile today is UPM Raflatac

The world’s first RecyClass-certified paper label for rigid HDPE and PP.
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13/07/2024

In the blink of an eye, it’s all over! But what a celebration it was.

Thank you to our wonderful sponsors and everyone who came along last night to celebrate with us at the 2024 New Zealand Pride In Print Awards, and congratulations to all of our 2024 winners.
We continue to see the brilliant craftsmanship in our wonderful world of print, and are safe in the knowledge that the industry is in good hands for the future.

Our 2024 Supreme Award was deservedly won by MCC Label Albany for a truly exceptional label. The photos really do not do it justice!
And our training awards saw some incredibly worthy winners in – Trainer Of The Year : Cheyne Lesa from Blue Star New Zealand Jackson, Training Company of the Year : Inkwise Print Partners and of course our Apprentice Of the Year : Levi Lindsey from MCC Label Auckland.

Photos will be online in the coming week. But for now, the team and I take a day to sit down and relax.

05/07/2024

This time next week . . .

New Zealand Pride In Print Awards

26/06/2024

21/05/2024

A huge congratulations to our Apprentice of the Year sector winners. While each of them are individual winners in their own right, they will also now go on to compete for the overall title of BJ Ball NZ Print Apprentice of the Year, the winner of which will be announced at the New Zealand Pride In Print Awards in Wellington on 12 July.

We also announced our Trainer of the Year and Training Company of the Year Finalists.

Trainer of the Year
Cheyne Lesa, Blue Star New Zealand - Wellington
Jason Marshall, MCC Label - Auckland
Rob Ellis, MCC Label - Albany
Sam Kay, Labelmakers NZ

Training Company of the Year
Blue Star New Zealand - Wellington
Graphic Packaging Auckland
Inkwise Print Partners, Christchurch
MCC Label - Albany
MCC Label - Auckland

The winner of these two awards will also be named at the New Zealand Pride In Print Awards gala dinner.

15/05/2024

This morning we announced that we'd secured an additional 40 tickets for this year's Pride In Print Awards Gala Dinner - we now have 30.
So if you're thinking about it, stop thinking and just DO IT because once these 30 have gone, we're full.

Book your tickets here https://prideinprintawards.co.nz/awards-night/dinner-ticket-order-form/

09/05/2024

Tonight's the night for the New Zealand Printing Industries Graduation.
Congratulations to all of our graduates, what amazing achievements.

Tune in on 12 July at the New Zealand Pride In Print Awards to see who takes home the title of Aprentice Of The Year.

24/04/2024

Tables are filling up fast, and this year we have a strictly limited number of tickets.
So if you want to bask in the glory of success as those shiny Gold medals are hung around your neck, order your Gala Dinner tickets pronto!
https://prideinprintawards.co.nz/awards-night/dinner-ticket-order-form/

10/04/2024

The judging process has been completed for entries in to the 2024 New Zealand Pride In Print Awards, and what a fantastic couple of days it was with our fabulous team of judges.
Now all that's left for you to do is BOOK YOUR GALA DINNER TICKETS online https://prideinprintawards.co.nz/awards-night/dinner-ticket-order-form/ and we'll see you in Wellington on 12 July.

21/03/2024

Friday 22 March is the last day to do your online entries for the 2024 New Zealand Pride In Print Awards so now's the time to hustle!

19/03/2024

It's now time to get a wriggle on, if you haven't already completed your online entries.
Entries close Friday 22 March.
Don't let someone else get the GOLD that could have been yours.

Enter online at www.prideinprintawards.co.nz